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Community-centred approaches to urban agriculture have been successful in various parts of the world.
Roman agricultural techniques may help wine producers to tackle the impacts of climate change, and even the UN is getting on board.
Migrant workers, despite being an essential part of the European agricultural workforce, are systematically exploited.
The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.
The impact of agricultural issues extends far beyond the farming community. Current social crises, including biodiversity loss and food inaccessibility, affect everyone.
Biotech firms are using climate goals opportunistically in an attempt to force through the deregulation of genetically modified crops.
Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
The world’s coastal deltas are home to hundreds of thousands of people – but they’re now under threat.
Spices have been prized commodities for centuries. Today, ‘warm’ flavors boost our health and spirits in fall and winter.
New England has thousands of miles of stone walls. A geoscientist explains why analyzing them scientifically is a solid step toward preserving them
Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28 vowed to do something about it.
Shea is a key economic crop for poor women in the northern parts of Ghana.
AI is exciting and scary, but it’s also a very useful tool. Here’s how AI is helping farmers shore up their bottom lines, protect the environment and boost food security.
Canada is long-overdue for scientifically-driven, robust and transparent pesticide regulation. A newly created Science Advisory Committee aims to address this.
Digital twin technology is a huge boon for indoor farming and may hold the key to addressing rising global food scarcity.
Modern settlers to Palestine viewed the desert as something they needed to “make bloom.” But it already was, thanks to the long history of Palestinian agricultural systems.
Smallholder farmers are bearing the brunt of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa. Deliberate steps are required to support them and boost agricultural output,
It’s still possible for Australia to cut emissions in line with holding climate change to 1.5°C. Here’s how.
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology; African-American Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Research Fellow, Tegemeo Institute, Egerton University
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Soil Scientist, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
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Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research; Professorial Fellow, Fenner School for the Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Former Foundation Professor of Animal Welfare, University of Queensland, Curtin University
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Emeritus Professor, Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professor & Director, Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Chair professor, The University of Queensland
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Senior Analyst, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
